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BARNES, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 256 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Cygnet, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried at Shrapnel Gully. Rev. F.W. Wray offciated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 256, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 256, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 256, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 18 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 256, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 256 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-18 |
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Patrick and Alice Barnes of Craddock, Tasmania. Brother of Patrick Barnes of Woodstock, Tasmania. Husband of Myrtle Teresa, later remarried and was known as Myrtle Teresa Emery of Sydney
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